Middle Passage

How long did the Transatlantic Slave Trade last?

• Approximately 100 years

• Approximately 200 years

• Approximately 300 years

• Approximately 400 years

Which of the following accurately describes the three legs of the Triangular Trade?

• Goods from Europe to Africa, enslaved people from Africa to the Americas, raw materials from the Americas to Europe.

• Enslaved people from Africa to Europe, goods from Europe to the Americas, raw materials from the Americas to Africa.

• Raw materials from the Americas to Europe, goods from Europe to Africa, enslaved people from Africa to the Americas.

• Goods from Europe to the Americas, enslaved people from the Americas to Africa, raw materials from Africa to Europe.

What percentage of captured Africans were brought directly to what would eventually become the United States?

• 48%

• 41%

• 5%

• 10%

According to Olaudah Equiano's account, what were some of the horrific conditions experienced on slave ships during the Middle Passage?

• Spacious living quarters and ample food.

• Clean air and good ventilation.

• Overcrowding, unbearable stench, sickness, and lack of proper sanitation.

• Opportunities for exercise and social interaction.

What were some ways enslaved people resisted their conditions during the Middle Passage?

• Passively accepting their fate.

• Staging revolts and individual acts like refusing to eat or jumping overboard.

• Cooperating with the crew to improve conditions.

• Writing letters of protest to authorities.

What methods did enslavers use to prevent enslaved Africans from resisting, particularly from refusing to eat or jumping overboard?

• Offering better food and living conditions.

• Placing nets on the side of the boat and using devices like Speculum Oris and thumb screws.

• Providing psychological counseling.

• Allowing them more freedom of movement on the ship.

For every 100 people taken from Africa's interior, how many would survive the journey across the Atlantic and the first three to four years in the colony, according to historian Jill Lepore?

• 100 survivors

• 64 survivors

• 48 survivors

• 28-30 survivors

What was South Carolina's unique role in the Transatlantic Slave Trade between 1803 and 1808?

• It was the first state to ban the slave trade permanently.

• It reopened the Transatlantic Slave Trade, bringing in over 35,000 enslaved people.

• It served as a major hub for the domestic slave trade only.

• It actively campaigned for the federal prohibition of the Atlantic Slave Trade.